As we approach the Easter holidays, we hope the children enjoy their well-deserved break! As the children will have lots of free time, they may choose to spend some extra time on devices at home. Find some tips and advice below to support a healthy screen time balance.
All pupils in years 2 and 3 have had a very successful introduction to cricket with sessions hosted by coaches from Durham Cricket Club and South Shields Cricket Club this term.
After sessions building skills; Year 3 enjoyed an inter-school tournament last week and year 2 get their first taste of competition this week.
You might be thinking what’s next? Coaches will be available to chat in the key stage 1 yard on 30.3.23 after school to discuss All Stars, which is the first steps into club cricket.
For those who are interested but can’t attend please feel free to contact directly using the information below.
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| Y4 Multiplication Table Check Meeting – 24.3.23 |
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Dear parents/carers,
On Wednesday 29th March @ 5:15pm, we will be hosting an information session for parents on the upcoming Year 4 MTC ( Multiplication Tables Check).The multiplication tables check (MTC) is statutory for all year 4 pupils registered at state-funded maintained schools in England.
The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will help schools to identify pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided. If you would like to join us to learn more, then please complete the online form below: https://forms.gle/JRQYn3M5RBREJ41J8 Thank you for your support Mr Bennett Head Teacher |
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| Easter Competitions & Raffle – 23.3.23 |
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Dear parents/carers, Just a quick Easter update… Easter Egg School Competition Our pupils will be making their cracking Easter egg designs in school for the competition. To avoid allergy issues, some year groups will use the polystyrene eggs for their creation. Entries will be judged in house by staff with prizes in every year group. Pictures will be shared of wining entries. Easter Egg Home Competition Want get super creative? Well, we invite home entries for a separate egg design competition! We don’t mind if mams, dads, or other family members help a little either! To enter children should:
There will be prizes on offer for egg-cellent entries. Easter Raffle We are also going to hold an Easter Raffle in school. Lots of chances to win some tasty Easter treats! Tickets will be £1 payable via Parent Pay. The raffle will be drawn on Thursday 30th March 2023.
Thanks for your continuing support Mr Bennett Head Teacher
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I am delighted to share with you sign up links to 3 “Holiday Activities and Food” (HAF) clubs that are being ran this Easter via Start 2 Finish.
We are delighted to have agreed to our school being used as one of the locations hosting the holiday clubs.
These are FREE to those in receipt of free school meals, but they also have a number of payable places available for all other children.
*All children will receive an offer of a free lunch in this camp*
Marine Park Primary School
Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th April 2023
https://forms.gle/5UYPS3ZwWy8kxuC59
Ridgeway Primary Academy
Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th April 2023
https://forms.gle/sivaCxXpgyNxFYYz5
Mortimer Primary School
Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th April 2023
https://forms.gle/oHMPFdRqJwySWCKo6
Thank you for your ongoing support and I hope this information is useful to families.
Mr Bennett
We have registered for our school to participate as a team in the Children’s Cancer Run this year on Sunday 14th May at Newcastle Race Course. 2023 marks 40 years since the start of this family event.
Families can sign up using this link then just select our school name from the drop down list.
Our school will be allocated a single start time so our community can run together. You can select which length run you wish to participate in with your family. There are options for a mini mile, a three mile course and a five mile course. The mini mile is wheelchair and pushchair accessible. (Please note that although some members of staff will be participating they will not be responsible for your child on the route.)
If you register and link to our school, then your pack and t-shirts will be sent to the school early May. As soon as we receive them we will distribute to you.
All registered runners will receive:
~ A limited edition 40th Anniversary medal
~ A Greggs snack pack
~ A very special limited edition 40th Anniversary t-shirt for all runners aged 16 years and under. (All runners aged 16+ have the option to purchase a t-shirt when registering.)
There will be a team meeting point at both the start and the end of the run which would be lovely to capture photos and encourage each other on but please don’t feel obligated to stay.
After your run you can enjoy the activities in the Event Village including:
– Metro Radio Roadshow
– Food and drink stalls
– Live music
– Little Movers sessions
– Inflatable assault course
– Kids fairground rides and stalls
…….Paint ball and much much more!
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| Neurodiversity Celebration Week – 22.3.23 |
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Dear parents/carers,
Last week we took part in Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. Mrs Silvanus led Key Stage assemblies introducing the week. The children found learning about famous neurodiverse people particularly exciting. Some of our pupils shared their experiences of being neurodiverse or the experiences of their close friends or family members. We loved hearing from parents, who told us that discussions in school had continued at home with very positive outcomes.
The week also saw applications open for a brand new, exciting opportunity for our pupils…to join the first of its kind, our Pupil Inclusion Team. This team will work with Mrs Silvanus to further develop inclusion for all and be the voice of inclusion within our school.
Following on from Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we have two upcoming visitors. They are coming to talk to us about the books they have written around the theme of inclusion, diversity and disabilities and their passion for making a difference to the way others view neurodiversity and disability.
If you would like to find out more about Neurodiversity Celebration Week, please visit their website:
We are excited to see what Mrs Silvanus and the Pupil Inclusion Team get up to!
Thank you for your continuing support
Mr Bennett
Head Teacher
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| Mortimer Sport Round-up |
| Only three weeks into the half term and we have had a very busy start. |
| Y6 Hockey Tournament Mr. Douglas took a number of our Y6 children to participate in the South Tyneside Schools’ Hockey tournament. This was a very new experience for our pupils as it was the first time they had been given the opportunity to play with wooden sticks as opposed to our usual uni-hockey equipment. Our team quickly adapted and put up a brave fight playing many matches over the afternoon. They finished a strong second in their league but sadly failed to qualify for the next stage of the competition. On a very cold afternoon, our pupils didn’t stop smiling! Well done to them all. Brilliant attitude to a new sport from all which resulted in a brilliant afternoon.  |
| Boys’ Football League
This week saw the return of the boys’ football league after their winter break. Our Coyne League Team (Monday night squad) played two matches and came away victorious with 3-0 and 5-2 wins. Sadly due to weather, the children who play in the Snowball League were postponed until this next week. Amazing work team! |
| International Women’s Day – FA Girls’ in football
Mortimer Primary proudly joined girls around the country to encourage young female footballers to follow their goals. Some of our Y6 girls, who play for our football team, joined Mrs. Stelling and a number of Year 2 girls for a fun ‘ kick around’. They played a number of football skill games, chatted about why they love the game and talked about how other sports such as dancing and gymnastics can improve our football skills. The Y2 girls all wanted the session to last a little longer and asked if they could do it again soon. Big thank you to our Y6 girls for inspiring our future lionesses.
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| Reception Multi Skills
Miss Bay’s class took part in the South Tyneside School’s multi-skills sports event at Temple Park. We have heard that all children and staff had a fantastic time and were able to experience lots of new sports and activities. Well done RKB! (Photos will be shared through Tapestry.)
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| Our Y5/6 Swim Team
Eight pupils represented our school at the South of Tyne Swimming finals next week. They sure made a big splash when they finished 4th out of 14 schools on the day. They took home a wide variety of medals: – Gold – boys’ backstroke Silver – girls’ and boys’ freestyle Bronze -girls’ freestyle, girls’ freestyle relay, boys’ freestyle relay and bronze in the cannon race where the whole team competed together. Not only were their swimming skills amazing but their attitude and enthusiasm to the event made the staff present very proud. Great sportsmanship was shared between the team and towards the other competitors. Well done!
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| Gymnastic National Final Qualifiers!
We are so proud of three of our Year 6 children, who train with South Tyneside Gymnastic Center. Last weekend all three qualified to represent the North East of England in national finals for acro gymnastics, which will be held in Stoke-on-Trent in May. We wish them every success in their next stage of this competition! |
| Year 4 Indoor Athletics Festival
4VB enjoyed trying a variety of new sports and skills at the South Tyneside Schools Indoor Athletics Festival. The children all tried hard throwing javelins, jumping over very high hurdles, relay races and much more. Well done 4VB!
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| SAFC Flag Bearer – 19.3.23 |
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Dear parents/carers,
Through our link with AK Teaching, we are delighted to offer 6 pupils the chance to attend a Sunderland AFC football game as a flag bearer prior to kick off and then watch the match.
Mortimer Primary School has been allocated the fixture between Sunderland and Huddersfield on Tuesday 18th April: Kick off 7:45pm.
We are offering this opportunity to our Year 6 & Year 5 pupils.
Each child will be able to bring one adult with them to watch the match, with staff from school also in attendance. Selected pupils (and their adult) will need to be at the Stadium of Light by 6:20pm.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the form below. The lucky pupils will be notified before the Easter holidays.
Complete the form here:
Many thanks
Mr Bennett
Head Teacher
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| Science Selfie Competition – 8.3.23 |
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Dear parents/carers,
It is British Science Week 10th-19th March!
We will be completing some exciting activities in school linked to this year’s theme ‘Connections’, but we also invite children to take part in a ‘Science Selfie’ Competition.
If your child would like to take part, please encourage them to look for Science connections in the world around them and take a selfie to show this.
This could be as simple as a picture of themselves with the rainbow in the background. The picture can then be attached to the following Google Form along with a title/name for the photo and a sentence or two explaining the Science link. (A Google account is needed to upload via the form).
Alternatively, a picture could be printed out and brought into school, with the information as above. Please let us know if you don’t want the picture to be used in any publicity for the school.
The competition deadline is the 19th March.
Share your selfie here:
We look forward to seeing your selfies!
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